Orgrim raised his Doomhammer, and the Blackrock Guard roared, boosting the morale of the entire Horde.
"Let Jubeka Shadowbreaker begin the operation, assassinating human officers of all ranks! Disrupt their command!"
"Shamans! Buff the warriors!"
The painted-faced Horde shamans, adhering to tradition, held warhammers and staffs. Unable to connect with Draenor's spirits, they had planned to die in battle. But Azeroth's active elements had reignited their ancient powers.
"Bloodlust!"
The shamans chanted, and a blood-red energy emanated from their warhammers. The Orc warriors glowed with a blood-red light, their eyes turning blood-red, their expressions crazed and bloodthirsty!
"Roar!"
"Kill!"
"Humans! Die!"
"All warriors of the Horde, follow the Warchief and kill the enemy!"
Orgrim, leading the Bloodlust-enhanced Blackrock Guard, charged towards Nesande Farm. He had noticed the human armies were numerous but lacked unified command.
A perfect opportunity!
Mograine faced immense pressure. As the commander of the largest force in the Northern Defense Line, he was the target of Orgrim's main attack!
The Orcs advanced like a green tsunami, breaking through the Alliance shield walls and shattering the already fragile balance!
Mograine's command structure was collapsing. Messengers were being assassinated, and many officers were dying inexplicably, killed by fleeting Orcish figures!
The Blademasters' Wind Walk made them terrifying assassins. Their Leap Strikes were unstoppable, overwhelming the weaker officers!
Morale in the center plummeted!
Jubeka Shadowbreaker was relieved.
Earlier, he had led the Blademasters to assassinate officers on the northeast defense line, but with little effect. The troops there seemed to have no commanders!
Galen's Origin Heart army had inadvertently traumatized the Horde Blademasters. They were a force of monsters!
Galen was unaware of this.
The core command of the First to Fifth Legions rested with the five Legion Commanders. Soldiers of sufficient strength were mentally linked by the Origin Heart. Orders from the Legion Commanders, Origin Heart heroes, or Galen were quickly executed. The cloaked soldiers were merely decoys!
Mograine, realizing his command was compromised, sent his last liaison officer to Lothar for help. Then, he drew his greatsword and led his guards into the fray!
"Warriors of Lordaeron! The Warchief of the Orcs is ahead! Follow me to glory!"
Mograine, a respected Lordaeron general, was comparable only to Grand Admiral Daelin. Uther and Tirion Fordring were rising stars in comparison!
Mograine's personal involvement boosted morale, but it was a desperate gamble!
Tactical command was abandoned for brutal melee combat!
Bang!
In the center, the veteran Lordaeron warrior Mograine clashed with the Horde Warchief. Mograine was at a disadvantage from the start, outmatched by Orgrim, whose artifact Doomhammer overpowered his longsword.
Mograine did not yet wield Ashbringer, and had not reached his peak!
The powerful warriors fought, and no one dared approach. Their energy could crush lesser soldiers.
While the Orcs advanced in the center, the Red Dragon Knights left Daelin Proudmoore's fleet at sea.
The Alliance fleet was prepared, equipped with anti-aircraft crossbows and muskets. The Dragonmaw's Red Dragon Knights gained little advantage, burning a dozen warships but losing five dragons to Daelin's counterattacks.
On the western front, the encircled Orc left wing desperately tried to delay the Alliance. Only Teron Gorefiend's Death Knights broke free from Uther's Silver Hand.
Teron Gorefiend, wielding the Death Staff, animated the dead, both human and Orc. The reanimated corpses, wielding their former weapons, held back the Silver Hand, allowing the Death Knights to join the main force!
The reanimated soldiers, their broken bodies, caused great psychological distress to the Alliance soldiers, forcing them to fight their fallen comrades!
Kel'Thuzad of the Kirin Tor watched the Death Knights closely, his eyes gleaming!